Newcastle
14:25
Michael Knox Memorial Equine Products Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Newcastle Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £28.60 Place: £6.60 £3.60 £4.20 Exacta: £378.90 Tricast: £2900.57 Trifecta: £4481
Non-Runners: Gone With The Tide (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - steady headway before 2 out - led run-in - soon idled - ridden out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
8 G AVG Ewan Whillans 145 lbs 20/1 Won
2nd
Prominent - led narrowly 2 out - headed run-in - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
5 G Poor Gillian Boanas 155 lbs 10/1 2
3rd
Took keen hold - pressed leader - lost second run-in - kept on(op 10/1)
4 G Poor Chris Grant 150 lbs 14/1 0.3
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4th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - steady headway and pressed leaders 3 out - kept on final 110yds(tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
4 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 162 lbs 8/1 0.3
5th
Led but pestered - headed 2 out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1)
5 G AVG Rebecca Menzies 166 lbs 6/1 2.75
6th
Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - weakening when not fluent last(tchd 10/3)
7 M Poor Philip Kirby 147 lbs 7/2 6
7th
Always behind(op 22/1)
4 G Poor R Mike Smith 138 lbs 40/1 5
99th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - rallied and switched right after 2 out - 1 length down and disputing third when fell last(tchd 3/1)
6 G AVG Gary Rutherford 164 lbs 11/4F -
99th
Always behind - tailed off when pulled up after 4 out(op 33/1)
9 G Poor Jane Walton 145 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Took keen hold - towards rear - saddle slipped and pulled up before 5th (jockey said his saddle slipped on gelding and he pulled up after 4th hurdle)(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
7 G Poor Sandy Forster 158 lbs 16/1 -
99th
Prominent on outer - not fluent 6th - weakened 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 10/1)
5 G Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 157 lbs 12/1 -
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99th
Towards rear - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
6 M AVG Philip Kirby 157 lbs 10/1 -